It marked K-State's fifth Top 25 win of the season, including the fourth at home, as the Wildcats earned its second straight victory over a Top 15 opponent at Bramlage Coliseum this week after knocking off No. 8/9 Kansas on Monday. K-State has now won 14 of its last 19 home games against ranked opponents, including 9 of the last 11.

K-State (15-15, 8-9 Big 12) earned the win in come-from-behind fashion, as the Wildcats trailed by 14 points with 4:30 to play in the first half and by 12 points with 10:39 remaining in the contest. It marked the second time this season (vs. Baylor on Jan. 17, 2015) that the squad has rallied from a 14-point deficit to win, which ties for the 12th-largest come-from-behind victory in school history.

The Wildcats got scoring help from all angles, setting season-highs for points in the paint (46) and fast-break points (20), while scoring 21 points off of 13 Cyclone turnovers. Overall, the team connected on 48.3 percent (29-of-60) from the field, including 50 percent (16-of-32) in the second half.

Sophomore Nigel Johnson and junior Justin Edwards provided the lift for the bench, as Johnson followed his first career 20-point game with a team-high 17 points on 7-of-13 field goals, while Edwards added a season-high 16 points on 7-of-14 field goals. In all, the bench outscored the Cyclones, 37-3.

Iwundu was the only other Wildcat in double figures with 11 points to go with a career-high 4 blocks.

The Short Story• Iowa State came out firing, drilling eight 3-point field goals in the first 20 minutes and building a game-high lead of 14 points (35-21) in the early going. • Leading 40-33 at halftime, the Cyclones maintained their advantage for much of the second half until Iwundu's lay-up with 43 seconds gave the Wildcats a 68-66 lead. It was the first lead since it was 12-10 after a Stephen Hurt 3-point play at the 12:06 mark of the first half.• After a 3-point play by Morris gave Iowa State a 69-68 lead with 27 seconds, the Cyclones were able to rebound an Edwards miss before Iwundu stole Niang's inbounds pass for the dunk.• K-State ended the game on a 22-9 run, including 10-5 in the game's final 5 minutes.• K-State held the lead for just 41 seconds in the game with Iowa State holding it for 37:19.• K-State are now 11-3 on the season when shooting 45 percent or better from the field.• After connecting on 50 percent in the second half, K-State has now connected on 50 percent or better from the field after halftime in 16 games, including 8 in Big 12 play.• The 37 bench points were the most since posting 41 vs. Georgia (12/31/14) and the most against a Big 12 opponent since scoring 41 vs. Iowa State (3/13/14) at the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship... The bench also added 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals.• K-State's 46 points in the paint were the most since scoring 48 at West Virginia (2/1/14) last season.• K-State's 23 fast-break points were the most since scoring 23 vs. Texas (2/8/14) last season.• The Wildcats have now scored 20 or more points off of turnovers in 5 games.

How It Happened | First Half• Iowa State jumped out to a 10-2 advantage at the first media timeout, but K-State countered with a 10-0 run to take its first lead at 12-10 with 12:06 in the first half.• The Cyclones reclaimed the lead with an 8-0 run before the Wildcats closed to within 18-16 with four straight points at the 9:31 mark.• The 2-point deficit would be the closest it would get until the second half, as Iowa State used a 17-5 run to first, take a double-digit lead at 31-21 at the 5:52 mark, before expanding it to 35-21 with 4:30 to play.• K-State was able to close the gap to 37-33 with 40 seconds left on a lay-up by Edwards to cap a 12-2 run.• Iowa State took a 40-33 lead into halftime with a perfectly played final shot sequence as Niang found a wide open Matt Thomas for the Cyclones' eighth triple of the half.• Both teams had 13 field goals in the first half with each shooting better than 45 percent from the field.• 22 of K-State's 33 points came in the paint and off the bench.• Niang led all scorers with 12 points - all from 3-point range - while Johnson had 11 for K-State.

How It Happened | Second Half• Iowa State quickly pushed the lead back into double figures to start the second half, scoring 9 of the first 13 points to take a 49-37 advantage with 17:09 to play.• K-State was able to respond with an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to 49-45 on a jumper by Thomas Gipson at the 14:46 mark.• A 3-pointer by Dustin Hogue keyed an 11-3 run, which pushed the Cyclone lead back to double figures at 60-48 with 10:38 remaining.• The Wildcats slowly chipped away at the deficit, cutting it 64-60 with 4:59 to play on a 3-pointer by Iwundu followed by a lay-up by Johnson off a Gipson steal to make it 64-62 at the 3:59 mark.• Back-to-back lay-ups by Edwards tied it at 66-all with 59 seconds remaining.• A block of a Niang 3-pointer by Iwundu spurred the Wildcats' first lead as he completed the play with a lay-up to make it 68-66 with 43 seconds.• The Morris 3-point play with 27 seconds gave the Cyclones their final lead at 69-68 before Iwundu's steal and dunk with 16 seconds finished the scoring.• After allowing 48.1 percent shooting in the first half, K-State held Iowa State to 38.7 percent (12-of-31) shooting in the second half, including 25 percent (3-of-12) from 3-point range.• 24 of K-State's 37 second-half points came in the paint.• Iwundu scored all 11 of his points in the second half, while Niang added 9 for Iowa State.

Beyond the Boxscore• Today's game marked K-State's 12th contest vs. a Top 25 team this season, which ties the 2010-11 team for most in school history... The Wildcats are 5-7 vs. ranked foes this season, including 4-2 at home.• K-State's 5 Top 25 wins tie for the third-most nationally, while its 11 Top 25 victories over the past 2 seasons also ties for the third-most nationally, trailing just Iowa State (15) and Kansas (14).• K-State has now won 14 of its last 19 home games against ranked opponents, including 9 of the last 11, dating back to 2010... Overall, the Wildcats are 32-49 facing Top 25 opponents at home, including 17-9 since 2008. • K-State overcame a 14-point first-half deficit for the second time this season and the first time since doing it against No. 22/23 Baylor (1/17/2015)... It ties for the 12th-largest comeback in school history. • K-State leads the series with Iowa State, 137-83, including 80-25 at home and 20-7 in Bramlage Coliseum.• K-State has now won 7 of the last 9 Senior Day games... The Wildcats have met the Cyclones 3 times in the last 6 seasons on Senior Day at Bramlage Coliseum and are now 2-1 in those contests.

Quotable• "I am just happy and proud of our guys, especially the seniors. This season has not gone as we had hoped or expected. We have had a lot of games like this where it came down to the wire, but throughout the whole season they have continued to battle and fight. The team did a great job on defense in the second half. It was a great effort by our bench. Nigel (Johnson) did really well and had nine rebounds and four assists. Jevon (Thomas) complemented Nigel well and led us on the play-hard chart. Justin (Edwards) was huge coming off of the bench. Wesley (Iwundu) only had a few minutes played in the first half because of fouls, but obviously came in with the huge steal at the end. Wes has length and can move a little better than some of our other guys, which was a big part of the game. There were just a lot of good things, and I was happy with our seniors. It was a great effort, great win, and a great crowd. It was a great win for us and a great week for the seniors to end their time at home," said head coach Bruce Weber.

Up Next• K-State concludes the regular season on Saturday, March 7, as the Wildcats play their final road tilt of the season at Texas (17-12, 6-10 Big 12) at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The Longhorns won the first meeting, 61-57, on Feb. 7 at Bramlage Coliseum.